Page 1 ORDINANCE wo. ‘7.2 4 AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE A PRICHARD TRAFFIC COMMISSION, TO PROVIDE FOR THE MEMBERSHIP THEREOF, ITS POWERS AND DUTIES, PURPOSE, OFFICERS OF THE COMMISSION, THEIR TERMS OF OFFICE, POWERS AND DUTIES. SEE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PRICHARD, ALABAMA , AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. CREATION. There shall be and is hereby created a Traf_ fic Commission for the City of Prichard to be known as Prichard 4 1 5 1 3 0 205 837 393 31 -1 5 1 5 1 3 1 205 837 137 26 95.809868 Traffic 5 1 5 1 3 2 365 841 233 27 96.357941 Commission, Section 2. MEMBERSHIP. The Prichard Traffic Commission shall con- sist of nine members, namely, the Chief of Police, as a member ex- officio, and eight persons who shall be appointed by the City Coun- cil of Prichard. Section 3. TERM OF OFFICE. The term of the ex-officio member shall correspond to his official tenure. The eight members first appointed shall serve the following terms: three shall serve three-year terms, three shall serve two-year terms, and two shall serve one- year terms. The successor of each such member shall be appointed for a term of three years, but any person appointed to fill a va- caney shall be appointed to serve only for the unexpired term. The term of office of the members first appointed shall commence on the rtnbenne of the Coiwrittienr jf Cone lat day of November, 1957. Aw Section lt. POWERS AND DUTIES. The Prichard Traffic Commission shall coordinate activities bearing on highway,€a ety, formulate a program to expand, intensify and refine official highway safety ac- wayeteeet work with city and county officials in formulating high- wayi8are y programs, conduct a general sustained public safety ed- ucation program for drivers and pedestrians, encourage civic and other organizations to undertake safety education programs indi- vidually, and to coordinate their activities. Section 5. PURPOSE. The purpose of this organization shall be to improve safety conditions in Prichard through education, to make recommendations for the elimination of traffic hagards, and re- commendations for enforcement and engineering, and thereby save lives, decrease injuries and property losses caused by traffic accidents. Section 6.. OFFICERS. The officers of the Prichard Traffic Commis- sion shall be a President, Vice-President and Secretary, and they shall be elected by the Commission Pom among its appointed members to serve for a term of one year. The President shall preside at all meetings of the commission and shall appoint such committees the absence of the President. The Secretary shall keep minutes of the meetings of the Commission, maintain files and records of the Commission and perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by the President. Section 7. MEETINGS. The Commission shall hold at least one regu- lar meeting in each month. It shall adopt rules for transaction of business and shall keep a record of its resolutions, transac- meh findings, and determinations, which records shall be a public record. ‘ADOPTED this 7th aay of October , 1957 xRPPROURDS Mayor city crerk——— XATTEST: